Ch. 2881..2890
Chapter 2881 Scared Of Me
As soon as Gideon shouted, the fighters he had with him rushed over to block Dr. Erebus’ path.
They were there to prevent him from jumping and collecting the flower.
Every single one of them flushed their spiritual energy out, ready to fight.
They would attack if Dr. Erebus were to try to do anything at all.
Gideon looked at the yellow flower and sneered. “You are not allowed to take that away. In fact, you are not allowed to take anything here.”
“Why is that?” asked Dr. Erebus.
Gideon chuckled and replied, “I haven’t seen you guys before, and I can tell that some are from Adrune while the others are from Bayview. It makes sense that you are unaware of this, but this is my turf. Everything here belongs to me, and you are not allowed to take anything away.”
“Yeah, he’s right! This is our turf,” said the others.
Dr. Erebus laughed when he heard that. “Oh, puh-lease. I know all about this piece of land. It doesn’t belong to anyone.”
“That’s bullsh*t! It is located near Jeradus, so this piece of land belongs to us,” insisted Gideon.
“That’s right. This is Jeradus territory, and every citizen in the country can vouch for that,” said the other men who were with Gideon.
Gideon grinned. “Exactly! Every single tree, every blade of grass, every grain of sand… Everything here belongs to Jeradus, and that includes the magical herbs over there.”
Dr. Erebus laughed once more in response to that. “My gosh, you are funny. Do you really think I know nothing? This piece of land doesn’t belong to anyone at all. In fact, it has been labeled a Rank Three restricted area by all four surrounding countries.”
Gideon instantly blushed a little after his lies were exposed.
Despite his face burning, he lied, “What are you talking about? What does Rank Three restricted area even mean? This is Jeradus’ territory. If you insist on calling it a Rank Three restricted area, then tell me, what does it take to label an area a Rank Three restricted area?”
Dr. Erebus actually knew everything about the changes in policies after the environment was changed.
He grinned and replied, “For a place to be given that label, a Deity-level mutated beast must roam there.”
Gideon nodded. “That’s right. Now, look around. Are there any Deity-level beasts? Heck, even regular beasts are nowhere to be seen, so how can this be a Rank Three restricted area?”
“Yeah, your claim is invalid because there are no beasts around here. Go on, show us where the Deity-level beast is.”
“That’s right. Show us the beast, why don’t ya? Only then will we recognize this place as a Rank Three restricted area.”
Everyone else was in agreement.
There was no way they would admit that the place was a Rank Three restricted area. Instead, they would stand firm and regard that place as Jeradus’ land.
That response made sense. Things had progressed to that extent, and there was no going back anymore.
Plus, they weren’t going to let others take those magical herbs.
“Hahaha.”
Levi suddenly laughed.
“The only reason the beast is not here is that it is scared of me. It’s hiding now. Oh, and you should probably know that I scared two Deity-level beasts into hiding,” said Levi.
He was right.
At the border of that restricted area was another restricted area. The Deity-level beast there was shivering fearfully while crouching in the corner. It couldn’t run at all.
The two beasts weren’t within the same restricted area, but Levi detected them both. That was why he claimed there were two.
“Huh? Did I hear you right? Not one but two Deity-level beasts are afraid of you?”
“Hahaha.”
Levi’s words got everyone laughing aloud.
They looked at Levi as though he were an idiot.
“Oh dear, you realize that I can make the same claim, right?”
“My gosh, you are such a liar. Even Gideon’s dad, the Deity, can’t scare those beasts into hiding themselves, so there is no way you can do it.”
Naturally, no one believed in what Levi said.
Even Dr. Erebus had his doubts and assumed that Levi lied to send the youngsters away.
Chapter 2882 Do You Know Who My Father Is
After all, it was hard to imagine that the Deity-level beasts could be frightened.
Dr. Erebus had seen the seven Deities of Spaunia with his own eyes and knew how powerful they were.
Under the same circumstances, it was possible that the combat prowess of the beasts was even stronger.
Gideon and the others ignored Levi.
Instead, they looked at Dr. Erebus. “So, you are saying that there is no such powerful beast in this area! Then, this isn’t a Rank Three restricted area. It’s the territory of Jeradus!”
“Leave now! If you dare to touch anything from here, don’t blame us for being ruthless!”
“Get lost now!”
Since they had decided to pocket that special herb, they surely would not want Levi and the other two to interfere.
“You…”
At that moment, Dr. Erebus was unable to put up a defense.
The lot of them had claimed the place to be theirs. Outnumbered, he fumbled for words.
Gideon sneered at Levi and his group. “I’m going to count to three! Get lost! If not, we’ll kill you!”
“Thre—”
Levi interrupted him icily, “Take the herb!”
“What?”
Dr. Erebus was stunned and looked at Levi in disbelief.
Does that mean he wants me to take the herb by force and leave?
Even those on the opposing side were also bewildered.
So arrogant? They’re going to take it just like that?
Perceiving Dr. Erebus’ hesitation, Levi ordered, “I don’t care if it belongs to them or not. Just take it!”
The crowd was rendered speechless.
This is too much! They want to snatch it away regardless of whether it belongs to us or not?
“Oh, understood!” said Dr. Erebus.
However, he instinctively glanced at Gideon and the others.
His message was simple. These people won’t be easy to deal with.
“Go ahead and take it! I’ll deal with these brats myself!” said Levi flatly.
“Who do you think you are? Such arrogance!” a man standing next to Gideon snarled.
Slap!
Suddenly, Levi appeared before him and gave a tight slap across his face, sending him flying.
Everyone else was dumbfounded.
This man is so powerful? He doesn’t even have spiritual energy around him!
Slap!
Before they could react, Levi caught them off-guard with his incessant slapping.
Slap!
Slap!
Slap!
Slaps fell on the faces of all those people.
One by one, all of them were sent flying backward.
None of their spiritual energy was of any help when their opponent was Levi.
All he needed was to do was be a tad faster than them.
“Argh!”
Very soon, everyone around Gideon had fallen down, and they were all howling in pain.
Gideon was stunned as he stared at his companions writhing in agony on the ground.
So frail? But they were all fearless and invincible when slaughtering the three wild wolves. Why are they as weak as a kitten before this man, collapsing to the ground with one slap?
All of a sudden, Levi appeared in front of him and questioned him coldly, “Who were you asking to get lost? Who did you say you wanted to kill?”
“I…”
Gideon stammered and did not know what to say.
Slap!
Levi slapped him on his face.
The impact stupefied Gideon.
“I…”
A look of disbelief appeared on his face as he touched his cheek.
“I’m going to kill you!”
With a loud roar, Gideon charged at Levi.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
However, Levi was much faster, landing a series of slaps on his face before he could even strike.
There was simply no time for Gideon to react, let alone injure Levi.
Touching his bloodied face, he asked incredulously, “How dare you slap me? Do you know who my father is?”
Levi inquired, “Who’s your father?”
“My father is a Deity of Jeradus! I’m the son of a Deity, so hitting me is equivalent to hitting a Deity! Are you tired of living?”
Gideon was close to tears.
As the son of a Deity, he had never suffered such humiliation before.
Levi sneered. “I can’t believe you’re using your father to intimidate others in this day and age.”
Chapter 2883 Could Not Be Bothered
After going through so many generations, it’s always the same! Once they have been defeated, they will always tell their opponents who they are, and they’ll even drag their father and grandfather into the picture. It’s always the same tactics!
Levi was getting so sick and tired of hearing the same thing.
Those on the ground endured the pain in their faces and shouted at Levi, “You are done for! Nobody can save you now that you’ve hit the son of a Deity!”
“Get down your knees now and apologize. If you’re lucky, he may spare your life! Once the Deity is here, nobody will be able to save you!”
It was unbelievable that they still dared to taunt Levi when they had been beaten up badly.
They seemed to think that Levi was scared.
Everyone shouted, “You have to atone for all the slaps you have given to Gideon! Slap yourself now!”
However, Levi could not be bothered with them. Instead, he gave Gideon another tight slap, causing the latter to cry out in agony.
That was not the only thing.
Gideon could sense the spiritual energy in him dwindling.
Levi’s slaps were so powerful. They were like a flood that crashed open the sluice to Gideon’s spiritual energy, causing it to leave his body.
“Just you wait and see! You will die for sure!” shouted the rest of them.
“Bunch of brats! Do you think I’m going to spare you?”
Just when Levi was about to kill everybody, Dr. Erebus had managed to pluck the golden magical medicine off the cliff.
At that, he decided he would stop there and spare the lot of them.
“I’ve used a special method to pluck it so that the medicinal power won’t diminish!” exclaimed Dr. Erebus excitedly.
“All right then. Let’s go!”
Levi could not wait to find a quiet place for Forlevia to try out the magical medicine so that they could see if it was effective.
Dr. Erebus nodded. “Sure. Let’s go!”
Right when the three of them were about to leave, Gideon and his men started yelling crazily, “Don’t go if you have the guts! Once my father gets here, all of you will have to die for sure!”
“Yes! That’s right! Don’t leave if you dare!”
“Stay right where you are. I will inform my father now!”
No matter how hard Gideon and his men shouted, Levi and the others refused to listen and left immediately.
“Quick! Send a signal for help! Hurry up!” shouted Gideon.
They used a unique way to contact Jeradus directly and told them what had happened.
At the same time, they also requested for Gideon’s father to come and back them up.
In addition, they informed them that Levi and the others had fled.
Looking in the direction in which the trio had left, Gideon roared furiously, “Come back! Just you wait!”
“Stop yelling! They won’t come back! They won’t dare to return!”
“That’s right. Do you really think they don’t believe that you are the son of a Deity? They do! But they have already hit you, so they can no longer turn things around! All they can do is continue to put on an act. In truth, they’re terrified of the Deity!”
“Now that they have obtained the special herb and know that the Deity is after them, of course, they will make a run for it! Do you think they are going to sit around and wait for the Deity to come and kill them?”
“Argh! I can’t believe we let them get away!” somebody shouted.
Gideon’s eyes gleamed coldly. “Don’t worry! The powers of a Deity are beyond our imagination! Let them run! The Deity will be able to catch up with them in no time! What a bunch of cowards! I can’t believe I thought they were so courageous and did not fear the Deity!” he spat in disdain.
At that moment, a piece of shocking news had reached a castle in Jeradus.
“Oh no! The son of a Deity, Gideon, and his men had gone deep into the Rank Three restricted area. They got into a conflict with someone and were beaten up. The special herb has been taken away from them as well!”
Everyone was in utter shock.
“Why did they barge into the Rank Three restricted area? There are Deity-level beasts in there!”
“That’s right. What nonsense is this?”
A few high-rank officials clamored.
“No. It’s mentioned in their message for help that the assessment for this Rank Three restricted area has failed. There are no such beasts there!”
Chapter 2884 Only Fearful Of Levi
“Given that Gideon and the rest have not encountered any danger in that aspect after being inside there for so long, there shouldn’t be any Deity-level beasts!”
“Exactly, those beasts would have already created havoc if they truly existed. We all know how the beasts in the other restricted areas behave!”
After hearing those remarks, the high-rank officials of Jeradus fell silent.
“But—”
Just when they tried to speak, a voice boomed out. “There are no buts! I’m going to save my son myself!”
“Deity?”
A tall figure had appeared.
It was Gideon’s father, Abner, who was currently a Deity.
In the presence of a Deity, everyone stood up and inclined their heads respectfully.
“Rank Three restricted area, right? I’ll head there right now!” Abner said and disappeared instantly.
Everyone could not help but marvel at the exceptional abilities of a Deity.
After Levi and his group left the Rank Three restricted area, the place seemed to be full of activity.
Everything had returned to its original state, and the beasts had also awoken.
Of course, that was just how the general atmosphere felt.
There were no actual movements from the beasts as they were smart creatures.
Even though Levi’s aura was no longer detectable, they decided to remain stationary, just in case he noticed them and returned.
If that happened, it would simply mean death for them.
As such, the beasts cautiously ascertained that Levi had indeed left.
Other than the two Deity-level beasts, there were thousands of other beasts within the Rank Three restricted area.
At that moment, all of them had become active, but they continued to restrict their movements to a minimal level, keeping quiet.
However, every single move made by them was captured by Levi.
He had intentionally released his aura to trick those beasts into thinking that he had already left the area so that they would feel that it was safe to move about again.
After ascertaining that Levi’s aura was far away, all the beasts and other unknown creatures carried on with their activities.
The beasts would not pardon anyone who caused trouble on their turf easily.
Apart from Levi, they feared no one else.
Searching for special herbs on their land was as good as seeking death.
Meanwhile, Gideon and the rest started to grow anxious as they waited by the cliff.
“Why isn’t the Deity here yet? If he doesn’t show up soon, those three people would be long gone, and it would be impossible to catch up to them!”
Everyone was panicking.
At first, Gideon was still able to remain calm.
However, he was starting to worry as well.
If Levi and the rest managed to escape, tracking them down would not be easy.
He could only hope that his father would arrive soon.
Boom!
Just then, accompanied by a thunderous noise, a tall and god-like figure descended from the sky.
Abner the Deity had arrived, joined by a group of fighters, who were all his loyal followers.
“Father!” Gideon called out at once.
“All hail the Deity!” At the same time, the others got down on their knees and cheered.
However, Abner did not pay them any attention and started surveying his surroundings.
A while later, he said placidly, “It seems like a wrong assessment has indeed been made. How can this area be classified as a Rank Three restricted area? There aren’t even any Deity-level beasts here. The beasts here are, in fact, so weak that you guys would have no problem dealing with them yourselves!”
He had said that because the beasts were still lying low and being cautious even though they were active again.
As such, Abner could only detect the aura of those weaker beasts, as the stronger ones were better at concealing themselves, especially the Deity-level beasts.
Since the Deity-level beasts were still wary of Levi, they did not dare to make a sound.
That was also why Abner was not able to detect anything.
After observing the surroundings, he directed his gaze toward Gideon and the rest.
“You guys can’t even deal with three people? What a useless bunch of trash!”
“Father, I admit that I’m no match for them! But they have no respect for the Deities! They have no respect for you either!” Gideon replied.
“What?”
Chapter 2885 Two Deity Level Beasts
Abner was shocked when he heard that. “What? He didn’t hold back even after you told him your father is a deity?”
“That’s right. He attacked even more relentlessly after I told him all that. See? He caused these.”
Gideon pointed at the injuries on his face.
The rest of the gang gestured to their injuries as well.
“That’s it. He’s dying today. Where is he now?”
Abner was angry to hear that because he was the deity that Jeradus, no, that the entire world, feared.
How dare he disrespect me? And hurting my son? That guy is asking to be killed.
“They went that way,” replied Gideon while pointing in the right direction.
“I’ll go after them. I will not let anyone get away with this.”
Gideon and the others smiled upon hearing that.
Yes! Those idiots won’t get away this time. They will all die.
Yet, that was when suddenly Abner stopped. He stood there and seemed a little off. It was as though he were scanning his surroundings.
Everyone was surprised to see that change.
Gideon found that to be strange too, so he asked, “Dad, is something wrong?”
Abner shushed to get everyone to shut up.
Roar!
A loud roar filled the entire place at the next second. The terrifying sound wave shook everything.
Ah!
Urk!
Many were injured because that roar was not something they could endure.
“That’s a deity-level beast,” said one of Abner’s men.
“Yes, that is exactly it,” agreed the others.
They had followed Abner and ventured into restricted areas before, so they knew just how powerful a beast of that level was.
We experienced the same thing we are experiencing now.
“There was no error in our predictions. This is a Rank Three restricted area, and there is a Deity-level beast here!” said Abner.
That pretty much confirmed that a beast of that level was right there.
“What?”
Gideon and over a hundred of his men were all dumbstruck.
Wait, so there actually is a deity-level beast here? How is that possible? We’ve been here for ages, so why haven’t we seen it until now? Is something wrong?
The men were still confused when they heard more roars.
All they saw was more mutated beasts showing up.
Behind those beasts was an enormous bear that was as massive as a mountain.
That bear was the one that roared earlier, and it was a deity-level beast.
The aura that it exuded was too powerful.
When it moved, it was as though a mountain was falling over, and the stress it inspired was intense.
Suddenly, everybody’s breathing became jagged. Their bodies felt as though they would explode soon.
That was the spiritual energy within their body squirming around.
Gideon and his men were frightened to their core.
That was the first time they saw a beast that powerful, and they were scared mindless.
Abner’s men didn’t look too good, either.
They had dealt with deity-level beasts before, but none were as strong as the one standing before them.
This was the first time they encountered something that powerful.
Abner remained calm, though. He glared at the bear and ordered, “Everybody, stay calm. I will stall that beast while you guys run.”
“Huh? Are you not a match against it?” asked Abner’s followers curiously.
“This is the strongest beast I have ever seen, and I cannot defeat it. Fortunately, it can’t kill me either. The best option is for me to stall it while the rest of you retreat.”
“Okay, understood. We’ll leave right away.”
No one dared to dilly dally after learning just how powerful that beast was.
They quickly got ready and would leave soon.
The black bear’s aura slowly towered over Abner.
“You scum. I will kill you as soon as I take my divine tool over,” growled Abner.
He wasn’t threatened by the bear at all.
The battle broke out right away.
Just then, a loud screech descended from the sky.
It parted the clouds and summoned the lightning.
Another deity-level beast had shown up.
Everybody’s face instantly glowed with horror.
Chapter 2886 Explain This
Gideon and a hundred of his men were stumped.
The Deity’s subordinates were taken aback as well.
Most importantly, Abner, the Deity, was stunned, too. Two Deity-level beasts? Who said the evaluation of Rank Three restricted area was wrong? Who said not only does this place not have any Deity-level beast, but it has no beast at all? Who said all of those words? If those words were true, then what are we seeing before our eyes? Not only are we seeing thousands of mutated beasts, but now we also have to deal with two Deity-level beasts? What the hell is going on?
Abner then turned slowly toward Gideon and the others. They’ve given false information! That’s why we’re in this mess now!
Gideon was getting extremely anxious. “This can’t be right! We really didn’t encounter any beast when we came here!”
The rest of them began to defend themselves as well.
Indeed, they didn’t encounter any beast prior to that.
However, no one would believe them at that point.
Not only were they wrong about seeing no beast, but as it turned out, there were a lot of them. Not to mention there were also two Deity-level beasts present.
“No… This can’t be right. Could it be…” Gideon stopped his sentence abruptly because he suddenly recalled something Levi said. He said there were two beasts, and the beasts were scared of him. That’s why they didn’t show themselves. He could’ve lied to me about them being scared. But now that there are two Deity-level beasts present, I guess he must’ve known about it! It seems like Levi is far more powerful than we first thought! He had used his immense power to suppress the beasts, even commanding them. Not to mention he had even drained us of our spiritual energy with just a slap. If it wasn’t for the fact that Levi was worried about that little girl, he would’ve unleashed his formidable prowess already.
It was only then that he realized just how strong Levi was. He might be even more powerful than Father, who is a Deity. Regardless of whether he had spiritual energy hovering around him or not, the fact is, the beasts really didn’t show up when he was here. The moment he left, however, the beasts came in swarms. And there were even two Deity-level beasts. He was right about what he said.
Regardless of what Gideon wanted to believe, he had no choice but to accept the fact of what it was.
“Now, I understand…” He had finally figured it out. Just when he was about to tell the others, the other Deity-level beast appeared.
The beast obscured the entire sky, blocking the rays of the sun from reaching the ground.
All of a sudden, the sky became pitch black.
The beast was a giant eagle.
Its body was so big that it was deemed double the size of the big black bear.
Apparently, the eagle had flown toward the highest attitude to get exposed to the radiation beam when the pillars of light glowed during the spiritual energy revival.
That was how it had become so big and strong.
In fact, it was a lot stronger than the big black bear.
In other words, it was definitely stronger than Abner.
The giant eagle was the strongest beast they had ever laid their eyes on.
Gideon was scared witless.
However, it was already too late for him to say or do anything. They were really scared of Levi! We’re doomed now! I’ve found out about the truth too late!
Whoosh!
The giant eagle wasted no time and started flapping its massive wings. Its wings were so strong that the ground started shaking as a result.
At the same time, the big black bear was dashing toward them as well.
So did the rest of the beasts.
In an instant, Abner and the rest were swamped by the mighty beasts.
Cries of anguish filled the air.
It was a massacre, with blood splattering everywhere. The land in the area rumbled.
Bodies were torn apart mercilessly.
However, none of it was of the beasts’. It was a one-sided battle where the humans were suffering all the losses. Corpses were being picked apart endlessly as wails of agony gradually lessened.
Before long, the scene fell silent.
The reason being there was no one left alive.
Even Abner the Deity was no match for the two Deity-level beasts.
As a matter of fact, the giant eagle alone could have easily taken him out, let alone that there were two of those beasts.
Thud!
Abner had fallen to the ground.
The giant eagle and big black bear tore him apart and swiftly devoured him.
Since the flesh and blood of beasts were valuable to the humans, the same could be said for a Deity-level human where they were as valuable to the beasts as well.
In the end, Abner was gone.
Upon seeing that, Gideon burst into tears. If it wasn’t for me, none of them would’ve died here! I’m the reason why Father came here! This is all my fault…
Chapter 2887 Good Stuff
No matter how big of a troop one could bring, it would be nigh impossible to take down Deity-level beasts.
The entire group of people from Jeradus was completely wiped out.
Not even a corpse was left at the scene.
Indeed, it was a total massacre.
Apart from Levi, the beasts feared no one else.
Levi could do and take anything he wanted from them, and there was nothing they could do to retaliate. In fact, they could only cower and hide.
However, the same couldn’t be said in the case of others.
Since the humans gathered a thousand troops and had gone there thinking they were all that, it was only natural they would have to face the consequences of their prideful thinking.
Everyone in Jeradus was utterly stumped upon hearing the news.
Turned out they didn’t evaluate Rank Three restricted area wrongly at all.
The area was a dangerous place. So dangerous that even Deities would think thrice before entering.
Not to mention, the area had more than one Deity-level beast.
Unfortunately, everything was too late now.
Just from that incident alone, Jeradus had lost a Deity and a big number of troops. To make matters worse, most of the troops were of the talented younger generation. Since Jeradus had always been a below-average country in terms of strength, that was a massive blow to them.
The country was devastated upon facing such a tragedy.
That was the second time a Deity had fallen, and it was the first time beasts were responsible for the death of a Deity.
In no time, the news spread like wildfire, shocking everyone that heard it.
As for the giant eagle, it was since classified as the most dangerous beast in the world.
However, for Levi, he wouldn’t have seen the eagle as dangerous. To him, the python he encountered previously was definitely way stronger than the giant eagle. It was just too bad that no one knew about the python’s existence.
Instead, everyone was already extremely frightened by the giant eagle.
Even Xyperia was monitoring the situation closely.
Evidently, the Rank Three restricted area rose to fame overnight.
It was since deemed as a restricted area that none was allowed to enter.
After what happened to the Deity from Jeradus, some people started to wonder if the Deity, Ichirou from Erudia, was actually murdered by the beasts instead of a mysterious person in Erudia.
Going by that line of logic, everything seemed to fall into place.
In fact, that theory was even more convincing than the theory about the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild.
That was because the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild of Erudia never showed up even after a series of intense discussions.
That prompted people in Erudia to have doubts about the existence of the aforementioned because nothing ever happened in the end.
That was why everyone started to think Ichirou was wiped out by the beasts after the incident in Jeradus. Perhaps it’s because the beasts involved were too high in class, that’s why we didn’t see anything.
The theory quickly spread all over the world.
Initially, although Erudia didn’t have a Deity, a lot of people were wary of the country because of the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild.
In fact, everyone was afraid of them.
Everything changed ever since the theory had been made.
Some of them were even foolishly planning to make a move on Erudia.
Besides Erudia, its allies and even the Defenders of the Galaxy were listed as possible targets.
There were even rumors saying that some countries were trying to capture some strong beasts and use them to their advantage.
Once they had total control of the beasts that were comparable to Deity level, they were going to stabilize all aspects of their countries. After that, they planned to attack the countries that didn’t benefit from the spiritual energy revival.
Xyperia was even rumored to be closely watching Zarain as they prepared to launch an attack.
After all, Xyperia was now the most powerful country at the moment. Not only did they have up to a thousand Deity-level fighters, but they also had the most elite fighters. It would be a piece of cake for them to take out any country they wanted.
Regardless, they had to examine a lot of factors before attacking because Zarain wasn’t an ordinary country.
They wouldn’t want to go to war unprepared.
No one expected that Abner and his son’s deaths would cause such a dramatic chain reaction.
Meanwhile, Levi and the other two had arrived somewhere quiet.
Surprise was written all over Dr. Erebus’ face.
He had already examined the golden plant thoroughly during the journey.
“Haha! This is some good stuff!” He laughed.
“What is it? Is there hope?” Levi’s eyes lit up.
Chapter 2888 Uninhabited
Dr. Erebus smiled and answered, “After observing the plant along the way, I found that this plant is an antidote for one of the poisons! I’ve already been researching this poison for more than a decade, and I’ve never found a material to counteract it! Spiritual energy revival is amazing, indeed! We’ve found an antidote just by plucking a random plant on a cliff! I think if we keep searching, we’re going to find all the antidotes needed. By then, we can completely neutralize the poison for good!”
Dr. Erebus was so excited and full of hope.
Hearing that, Levi smiled. However, his expression soon fell and his eyes dimmed. That’s a total of eighty-seven antidotes! We’d need a lot of luck to find all of them. What if we aren’t so lucky? We can’t possibly be lucky enough to come across all eighty-seven antidotes, can we? Besides, how would we know if there’s an antidote for all the poisons? After all, Dr. Erebus had only researched some of the eighty-seven poisons. It’s fine if we’re lucky enough to find some antidotes, but how about the rest of the poisons? We might even miss out on certain antidotes because we have no knowledge of them. Furthermore, Evie always has her odds stacked against her. Can we really find all eighty-seven antidotes? Can they really neutralize the poison?
Everything seemed uncertain at that moment.
Although the chances were slim, there was still hope.
“I’d like to let Evie ingest this plant! Since it’s mild, there shouldn’t be much of a side effect.” After getting Levi’s permission, Dr. Erebus fed Forlevia the plant.
There was no response from Forlevia after she ingested it.
Dr. Erebus looked disappointed upon seeing that. Does it really have no effect at all?
At the same time, the smile had returned to Levi’s face and he was beaming with delight because he could feel the poison getting weakened.
Although the effect was minimal, he did notice it nonetheless.
He could tell that Forlevia was getting a lot better. At least it works! I can feel the life force in her increasing. It seems like the magical medicine works, after all. Although it isn’t an antidote to that particular poison, the effect of the magical medicine alone was superb in making her better. What if we can find an even stronger magical medicine? Would it be able to act as an antidote? Judging by the one Evie just had, there’s a possibility it might work! It seems quite practical as well!
Levi had never thought about it that way before. Previously, he and Dr. Erebus had been focusing on finding all eighty-seven antidotes. They had never thought about finding one or a few magical medicines to counteract the poison. From the looks of things now, there’s hope! In that case, we should keep searching!
During the search, Levi and Dr. Erebus went to visit all the restricted areas every other country deemed too dangerous to enter.
Despite being classified as restricted areas, all of them were simply inhabited areas in Levi’s eyes.
That was because regardless of how dangerous a restricted area could be, Levi’s presence alone was enough to send those dangerous beings into hiding.
None of them dared to stand in his way.
Hence, their expedition to enter all the restricted areas and areas with magical herbs went by smoothly.
If another powerful country or organization were to conduct a similar expedition, they would have to spend a lot of effort and resources on it.
In fact, a Deity-level fighter was almost a must-have for such an expedition, and there was a chance the fighter might even perish due to the challenges present.
Yet, Levi could simply walk in and out as if he owned the area.
Although they found a lot of magical herbs, they weren’t very effective. None of them was as good as the golden magical medicine they found the first time.
Evidently, luck wasn’t always on their side.
Be that as it may, they had to keep trying.
However, Final Malice was rather domineering. It was acting out again despite Levi’s effort in suppressing it.
Although Levi was successful in containing it once again, Forlevia’s condition was worsening, and there was nothing Levi could do about it.
He could only hope that a solution would appear before their eyes sooner rather than later.
Seeing how despairing the situation was, Dr. Erebus heaved a sigh. “I wonder how Digital God is doing on his end.”
Chapter 2889 Benefits Before Chivalry
At the moment, Digital God had just informed Xyperia of his intention. By using his status as the Angel of Light, he had asked Idrae to reveal all the relevant information about Final Malice.
Despite his request for help from Xyperia, the country’s stance was firm. Since it concerned Xyperia’s classified information, they had no intention of revealing anything.
They even told Digital God to give up on that thought.
Since Idrae had sought refuge from Xyperia, they had given all their classified information to Xyperia.
In other words, Xyperia had taken everything Idrae once had.
Among the things that were taken was Final Malice, which was something very hard to come by. As such, there was no way Xyperia would just give away all the details.
It was simply impossible even when Digital God, the Angel of Light himself, had requested it personally.
It doesn’t matter that Xyperia was the first to recognize him alongside Dark Angel.
After Xyperia became the strongest country in the world because of the spiritual energy revival, they backed him and Dr. Erebus up publicly.
By doing so, they were showcasing their dominance and prowess to the world.
Subsequently, they declared Angel of Light and Erebus Angel as the distinguished individuals on earth. Hence, all the other countries were supposed to hold them in the highest regard.
In reality, they were asserting their dominance over the whole world.
They wanted the whole world at their feet, acting only according to their wishes.
In other words, these two individuals were merely their pawns.
The truth was, neither Dr. Erebus nor Digital God could do much with their statuses.
If Xyperia had the ability to make them relevant in the eyes of the world, the country could also strip them of their statuses anytime they wanted.
That was why Xyperia was irritated when Digital God attempted to use his status to request classified information from them.
“Angel of Light, we’d definitely help you on other matters. However, our hands are tied when it comes to the country’s classified information. Besides, under the current circumstances, you should consider yourself lucky that you are protected and treated well. You don’t have the luxury to be worrying about someone else. Xyperia and its allies do recognize you as the creator of the spiritual energy revival. However, the others might not feel the same way. If you wish to have a peaceful life, we suggest you stay put in the country and enjoy however much time you have left in your life. We won’t be able to guarantee your wellbeing if your intentions aren’t aligned with ours,” Xyperia’s representative said with a sneer.
Digital God noticed the sarcasm in those words right away.
The representative’s message was plain and simple. They wanted Digital God to be grateful for what was given to him. Since they could raise him up, they could definitely drag him down from his ivory tower as well. Besides, they didn’t want him to use his status to help others.
Digital God smirked coldly. “Don’t you guys want to know who I’m doing this for?”
“We already know that you’re doing this for Erudia’s Crown King, Levi. The poison running through his daughter’s veins is Final Malice, am I right?” the representative answered frankly.
“Well, since you already know, why aren’t you willing to help then? You guys used to be allies, no? Aren’t you going to help him now that his daughter is in trouble?” Digital God asked.
“Hahaha!” A few of the representatives present laughed aloud.
“Oh, Angel of Light, we prioritize benefits over chivalry!” one of the representatives exclaimed.
Digital God let out a laugh as well. “Indeed, I can tell. Well, since you guys are protecting Idrae, you are making an enemy out of Mr. Garrison. Just you wait! Sooner or later, Mr. Garrison will come to Xyperia to look for Idrae. When that happens, Xyperia will be doomed.”
“Oh? Xyperia is doomed? Do you really think he’s capable of bringing a whole country down?” The country’s representatives were getting more and more presumptuous as they burst into fits of laughter.
Digital God answered coldly, “What I’ve said is the truth. A word of advice? You’d better cut ties with Idrae soon. Otherwise, you guys are doomed!”
Chapter 2890 Protecting Idrae
Digital God knew with absolute certainty that Levi was incredibly powerful.
He believed Levi was the one who saved them from the gigantic vortex in the South Pole.
If he’s able to survive being near the eruption site of the super spiritual ley line, then he’s definitely much stronger than a deity! Levi has reached a stage so unimaginably high that no number of deities could possibly compare to him! The fact that Forlevia could forcefully resist the effects of Final Malice just proves that point even further!
With that in mind, Digital God continued, “Or maybe you guys can hand the Idrae over to Mr. Garrison! This way, he’ll owe you all a favor! Trust me, this is the best possible outcome for Xyperia!”
“Hahaha…”
Everyone burst out laughing on the spot.
To them, Digital God’s words were nothing but a joke.
Is this guy serious? We’re the most powerful force in the world! We have countless deities and the highest number of fighters in the country! Why the hell would we hand the Idrae over to Levi and kiss his a*s? Levi isn’t even a deity! Heck, he hasn’t even benefited from the spiritual energy revival! In fact, it wouldn’t matter even if he were a deity! Xyperia has over tens of thousands of deities, so why on earth would we go through all this trouble for someone like Levi? We’d have to be f*cking crazy to do such a thing! Has Digital God lost his mind or something? Why would he say something so stupid? He seriously thinks that Levi alone can threaten the future of Xyperia, and that we would be in trouble if we don’t cut ties with Idrae? Why? Is Levi going to come for us? We all know what Levi is capable of! He was nothing but a military strategist during the battle against the Lab of Gods! How would he make Xyperia, a country with tens of thousands of Deities, submit to him? There’s no way he could even pose a threat to Xyperia!
Everyone was laughing their heads off like they had just heard the funniest joke in existence.
“Hahaha!”
A manic laughter was heard all of a sudden, and Titan Lord stepped forward moments later.
“We’re supposed to just hand the Idrae over to Levi? What a joke! What a f*cking joke!” he said with a sneer.
He then stared Digital God right in the eye as he continued, “The Idrae has become one of us ever since they sided with us! Anyone who dares lay a finger on them will be provoking all of Xyperia and the deities that are backing us up! In other words, the Idrae has tens of thousands of deities protecting them, so you’ll have to go through them if you want the clan!”
Titan Lord’s loud voice echoed into the distance.
It felt as if he were declaring to the world that the Idrae belonged to Xyperia, and that anyone who dared come after them would be dead.
The Idrae grew increasingly smug after hearing that.
They became so confident and arrogant that they actually welcomed their enemies to come after them.
Digital God was shocked by Xyperia’s stubborn and arrogant attitude.
So, they’re determined to protect the Idrae till the end, huh? Heh, very well! They’re doing this because they think Mr. Garrison is weak! That’s fine! Just you wait! He will come for you all sooner or later!
“Tell you what, Idrae has tons of enemies! In fact, seventeen groups of them have come to kill them throughout the past three days! There are probably more out there who do not fear Xyperia’s power, so Levi is going to have to get in line! He’s the weakest of them all, so why should I give him what he wants? Remember, you are only being treated with respect because we see you as a valued guest. Otherwise, you mean nothing to us at all! Know your place!” Titan Lord added bluntly with a disdainful look on his face.
“Oh, you guys just wait and see. One day, Mr. Garrison will crush you all beneath his feet!” Digital God replied with a sneer.